The male indigo bunting is commonly seen as a breeding species ... Summer male: plumage unmistakable, entirely bright blue. Winter male: blue obscured by brown and buff edging; mottled brown ...

The other day I was returning from pre-recording one of my radio shows. It was a late summer morning with clear skies and the promise of a warm and wonderful day ahead. Alongside the road I was ...

The Audubon Society says lazuli bunting males are sky blue and usually have a rusty chest ... Sometimes lazuli and indigo buntings hybridize on the Great Plains, producing intermediates, the ...

It is a close relative of its eastern counterpart, the indigo bunting, which is a common breeder throughout Ohio. Both species are highly migratory, and nearly all lazuli buntings are currently in ...